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Vortex

VortexSpell, AoE, Cold, DurationMana Cost: (11-20)Can Store 1 Use(s)Cooldown Time: 1.80 secCritical Strike Chance: 6.50%Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will explode from a number of those projectiles instead, destroying them.Per 1% Quality:0.5% increased Area of EffectDeals (38-524) to (57-787) Cold DamageBase duration is 3 secondsDeals (106.5-1456.9) Base Cold Damage per secondCan explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles20% less Area of Effect when Cast on FrostboltModifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect(0-76)% increased Cooldown Recovery SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.AcquisitionLevel: 28Purchase Costs

Vortex is a coldspell that explodes dealing damage in area around the player and leaves a ground effect that chills and deals cold damage over time.[1] If you have any FrostboltFrostboltSpell, Projectile, ColdMana Cost: (6-25)Cast Time: 0.75 secCritical Strike Chance: 5.00%Effectiveness of Added Damage: 160%Projectile Speed: 375Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.Per 1% Quality:1% increased Cold DamageDeals (9-972) to (13-1458) Cold DamageProjectiles Pierce all TargetsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. projectiles active, casting Vortex will create the explosion around those projectiles instead.

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Skill functions and interactions

Vortex is an instant spell; it has no cast time and does not interrupt your character's other actions.

The Vortex consists of two parts: explosion and a ground effect.

Stacking: If an enemy is standing over multiple vortex ground effects,only the one with the highest damage per second will cause damage at any given moment. This is consistent with other damage over time ground effects, such as caustic cloud and burning ground.

Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this skill's Damage Over Time Effect: Modifiers to spell damage only apply to the ground effect portion of the skill and do not affect other sources of damage over time which may be applied by the explosion, such as poison, the Decay Support, or ignite from The Three Dragons.

Projectiles: The player may cast FrostboltFrostboltSpell, Projectile, ColdMana Cost: (6-25)Cast Time: 0.75 secCritical Strike Chance: 5.00%Effectiveness of Added Damage: 160%Projectile Speed: 375Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.Per 1% Quality:1% increased Cold DamageDeals (9-972) to (13-1458) Cold DamageProjectiles Pierce all TargetsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and subsequently cast Vortex to trigger a Vortex at the location of the Frostbolt projectile and up to four other nearby Frostbolts. When Vortex is cast this way, it's area of effect is lessened by 20%.

Because the initial explosion counts as a hit, Vortex can be used with the Curse On Hit Support to curse enemies in an AoE around your character at instant speed (i.e. without interrupting other actions like attacking, casting, or movement).

Gem level progression

Level

ManaCost

ColdDamage

ColdDoT

CooldownRecovery

Exp.

Total Exp.

1

28

67

11

38 to 57

106.5

N/A

0

0

2

31

73

11

47 to 71

131.3

4

199,345

199,345

3

34

79

12

58 to 87

161.1

8

285,815

485,160

4

37

85

13

71 to 106

196.8

12

401,344

886,504

5

40

92

13

86 to 129

239.3

16

554,379

1,440,883

6

42

96

14

98 to 147

272.1

20

477,437

1,918,320

7

44

100

14

111 to 167

308.9

24

583,786

2,502,106

8

46

104

15

126 to 189

350.1

28

710,359

3,212,465

9

48

109

15

143 to 214

396.5

32

1,355,511

4,567,976

10

50

113

15

161 to 242

448.4

36

1,138,877

5,706,853

11

52

117

16

182 to 274

506.5

40

1,368,233

7,075,086

12

54

121

16

206 to 309

571.5

44

1,638,338

8,713,424

13

56

125

17

232 to 348

644.3

48

1,956,648

10,670,072

14

58

130

17

261 to 392

725.7

52

3,655,184

14,325,256

15

60

134

18

294 to 441

816.6

56

3,017,327

17,342,583

16

62

138

18

331 to 496

918.2

60

7,759,995

25,102,578

17

64

142

18

371 to 557

1031.7

64

15,138,193

40,240,771

18

66

146

19

417 to 625

1158.2

68

26,083,825

66,324,596

19

68

151

19

468 to 702

1299.5

72

62,620,247

128,944,843

20

70

155

20

524 to 787

1456.9

76

211,708,088

340,652,931

21

72

159

20

588 to 882

1632.5

80

N/A

N/A

22

74

N/A

21

658 to 987

1828

84

N/A

N/A

23

76

N/A

21

737 to 1105

2045.8

88

N/A

N/A

24

78

N/A

21

824 to 1236

2288.4

92

N/A

N/A

25

80

N/A

22

921 to 1382

2558.4

96

N/A

N/A

26

82

N/A

22

1029 to 1544

2858.8

100

N/A

N/A

27

84

N/A

23

1149 to 1724

3192.9

104

N/A

N/A

28

86

N/A

23

1283 to 1925

3564.5

108

N/A

N/A

29

88

N/A

24

1432 to 2148

3977.6

112

N/A

N/A

30

90

N/A

24

1597 to 2396

4436.7

116

N/A

N/A

31

91

N/A

24

1687 to 2530

4685.1

120

N/A

N/A

32

92

N/A

25

1781 to 2671

4946.9

124

N/A

N/A

33

93

N/A

25

1880 to 2820

5222.8

128

N/A

N/A

34

94

N/A

25

1985 to 2977

5513.5

132

N/A

N/A

35

95

N/A

25

2095 to 3143

5819.9

136

N/A

N/A

36

96

N/A

25

2211 to 3317

6142.8

140

N/A

N/A

37

97

N/A

26

2334 to 3501

6483

144

N/A

N/A

38

98

N/A

26

2463 to 3694

6841.5

148

N/A

N/A

39

99

N/A

26

2599 to 3898

7219.1

152

N/A

N/A

40

100

N/A

26

2742 to 4113

7617

156

N/A

N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount

Ingredient

GeneralNotes

Type

13

The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell GemCorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.

random corruptedlevel 21 Spell gem

Automatic

3

Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior GemQuality:+20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter

random superior gem (Q20)

Automatic

6

The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."- Ezomyte Proverb

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